HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081258210
Bassin de Ugalla
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Kaliua, Mlele, Mpanda Rural
Sub-basin area
139,1km²
Upstream area
42 751,3km²
Discharge
103,53m³/s
Mean elev.
1 158m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Mnyamasi2346 km²
- Bassin de Ugalla232 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 79.2 km²57.2% of basin
- KaliuaTabora · Tanzania58.5 km²42.2% of basin
- 0.8 km²0.6% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
138.50 km² overlap
Ugalla Niensi O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
85.20 km² overlap
Tongwe East
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
60.09 km² overlap
Mpanda Line
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
57.56 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 distinct species · 3 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 042mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,39
Runoff
67mm/an
PET
1 696mm
AET
881mm
Mean slope
3,1°
Water table
375cm
Forest
45%
Crops
14%
Urban
0%
Protected
85%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)